Rail joint



Patented Nov. 12, 1929 UNITED STATES JOSEPH 1B. RUETTIMANN,

Application filed July 9,

My invention relates to rail joints and the main object is to provide asimple, eflicient,

- noiseless and boltless joint of said kind.

Further objects and advantages are hereinafter fully set forth referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, in which,-

Fig. 1 is a perspective side view of two adjacent rail ends connected bymy improved joint device in its preferred form. This is an inside viewof a rail.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the adjoinin being omitte Fig. 3 is atop or plan view'of Fig. 1, showing additionally parts of three ties'towhich the rail parts are attached;

Fig! 4 is a cross sectional, view through my ili nproved rail jointmember, as on line 44 in ig. 3. v

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of my joint member looking toward its smallerside.

, Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, designates the usualrailway cross ties of a track, and onto which is fixed a, rail by meansof the usual spikes '11. Saidrails are designated 12 and comprise eachthe usual tread 12A, web 12B and base flange. 12C.

The preferred form of my rail joint is illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5inclusive and will presently be described. In the use of my joint-member the adjoining rail ends are made of certain'shape, namely thatata certain predetermined distance from each rail endits tread iscut-off angularly to provide an elongated angular and vertical face 12F(best shown in Fig. 2). i

The adjoining ends of tworails to be joined have these angular faces inopposite directions as shown in Figsr1-5 inclusive.

That part of the rail web 12B outwardly of its face 12F presents simplyan elongated vertical web centrally over the rail flanges or base, tothe end of the rail. The rail ends. are placed close together as shownand rest on a tie 10. My device comprises an elongated metaljoint-filler or block designated 14 and has a tread 14Acorrespondinginsize to the rail treads and supported in common planetherewith by a thick vertical web 14B slit rails on? of Fig. 1, thejoint member PATENT OFFICE or ST. PAUL, MINNESQTA Jom'r 1 28. Serial No.291,417.

fongitudinally'from below as 140 to straddle and loosely engage theadjoining upright webs 12B, of a pair of rails constructed-as abovedescribed, and below this web 1413 it is flanged outwardly both ways as14D and part of the adjoining rail ends from which thetread has beenremoved, the joint being supported with its tread in proper plane by itsflanged base parts 14D14D'. The angular faces 12F14F provide for smoothwheel movement over the rail joint. This joint be- I ing of course alsonecessarily larger at its base than the rails it is obvious that thereis ample stability of, rails and the use of bolts through the rail websis eliminated, although if so desired such bolts may be used (notshown).

The flanged extremities of the base parts of my joint member are fixedto the ties by the usual spikes 11 as shown, andit is an importantfeature of this invention that very A few, if any, more spikes are usedwith my device than in prevloustrack construction,

besides that no bolts are necessary as stated.

In a railway joint, a, pair of alinedrails with their adjoining ends outtransversely and their base parts resting on a tie, thetread of saidadjoining rails terminating in angular faces in spaced relation to theirrail ends and said angular faces in obtuse angular relation to eachother, a joint filler rail comprising a rail-tread with angular facescut at obtuse angles to correspond to the relative tread faces of thesaid rail ends, a web extending. below said tread and grooved tostraddle the adjoining webs of the rails described, said web formed withoutwardly extending opposite flanges recessed longitudinally at theirunder side to loosely straddle the rail base and said recessed flangeshavin r downwardly exposed faces outwardly of said recess to liedirectly on the ties, the short base flange adapted to be secured to thetie supporting the rail ends and the longer base 5 flange adapted to besecured directly to said same tie at its center and its extremities se-7 cured to the next adjacent ties, said longer flange comprising-theinner side of the rail joint connection.

13 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOSEPH B. RUETTIMANN.

